The association of serum procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein with pneumonia in elderly multimorbid patients with respiratory symptoms: retrospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Serum procalcitonin and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) elevations have been associated with pneumonia in adults. Our aim was to establish their diagnostic usefulness in a cohort of hospitalized multimorbid patients ≥65 years old admitted to hospital with acute respiratory s...

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Autores principales: Nouvenne, Antonio, Ticinesi, Andrea, Folesani, Giuseppina, Cerundolo, Nicoletta, Prati, Beatrice, Morelli, Ilaria, Guida, Loredana, Lauretani, Fulvio, Maggio, Marcello, Aloe, Rosalia, Lippi, Giuseppe, Meschi, Tiziana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26772604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0192-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4715290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26772604
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0192-7

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